GO! Diabetes
History: In 2008 the Georgia and Oklahoma Chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians conducted a year long continuous outreach and diabetes education activity for family physician residents in their states. The goal was to improve the education of diabetic patients regarding appropriate insulin therapy and behavioral changes leading to self-management. This project was sponsored, in part, by an educational grant from sanofi-aventis.
For a summary of the 2008 results click here
In 2009, the Chapters will expand their pilot program from two states to the family physician residents and faculty at family medicine residencies in 16 mid-south and southeastern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
For a summary of the 2009 results click here
To access the Final 2009 GO! Diabetes results click here
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to:- Describe new approaches to educating diabetic patients on appropriate insulin therapy and medical interventions.
- List three methods of educating the diabetic patient.
- Compare the different tools to promote behavioral health change of the diabetic patient.
- Engage in a self assessment review of treating diabetic patients and make a practice change related to improving diabetic care.
Phase One: Train the Trainer
These daylong workshops on diabetes will be taught by physician educators. The participants are nominated faculty and resident leaders from each residency program and they will receive the information and tools to teach their colleagues the stated learning objectives. Upon completion of the workshops, the attendees will be identified as the Diabetes Change Agent of their residency program.Train the Trainer Workshop Schedule:
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Hilton Head, SC in conjunction with the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians Summer Meeting
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Tulsa, OK in conjunction with the Oklahoma Academy of Family Physicians Annual Meeting
Friday, July 17, 2009
Arlington, TX in conjunction with the Texas Academy of Family Physicians CME Meeting
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Destin, FL in conjunction with the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians Annual Meeting
Thursday, July 30, 2009 Kansas City, MO in conjunction with the AAFP National Conference for Family Medicine Residents
To review the Train the Trainer Power Point presentations, Click here
Phase Two: Onsite Residency Training – Extending the Education
Once the Diabetes Change Agents return to their program, they will teach an educational session for the family medicine residents and faculty. Diabetes Change Agent will receive a stipend and reimbursement of expenses related to the training.View the Power Point presentations
GO! Diabetes 1 Hour Presentation
GO! Diabetes 3 Hour Presentation
2009 Guidlines for Diabetes Care
Sign in sheet for residency session
Phase Three: AAFP METRIC – Chart Review
The chart review data of both pre and post education intervention will be compiled with the METRIC system. METRIC stands for Measuring, Evaluating and Translating Research Into Care. The METRIC program guides you through a step-by-step process that will include a short questionnaire, reviewing patient charts, assessing your performance, building and implementing your action plan and reassessing your progress.Each resident will be asked to conduct a chart review (5 for those in the Oklahoma program and 10 for those in Georgia) of randomly-selected diabetic patients who have been seen by the resident no more than 3 months prior to his/her attendance at the training session. Faculty participants who wish to complete the MC-FP Part IV requirement and earn 20 Prescribed CME credits must review 10 charts. Ninety days following the workshop, participants will be asked to complete another chart review of an additional five/ten randomly-selected diabetic patients who have been seen by the resident sometime within 3 months after his/her attendance at the training session.
Residency Group Enrollment Form
Phase Four: Poster Competition – Evaluating Change in Practice
Each resident and family physician faculty who complete the training and begins the METRIC program will be eligible to compete in the poster competition. The competition will take place in November and focus on current assessment of improvements that have been identified through the METRIC program. The top three winners in both the resident and faculty category will be asked to place their poster in a national poster competition (AAFP, ADA) and will receive a travel stipend to attend the 2010 meeting if the poster is accepted.For more detailed information click on the poster competition information for your state.
GO! Diabetes Research Poster Information
Train the Trainer Workshop Presentations
GO! Diabetes TTT Case Study Compilation
GO! Diabetes TTT Part 1- Better Disease mgmt
GO! Diabetes TTT Part 2-Diabetes Educator
GO! Diabetes TTT Part 3-Detection and Lifestyle Monitoring
GO! Diabetes TTT Part 4 -Glycemic Control-Oral Agents
GO! Diabetes TTT Part 5-Glycemic Control-Injectable Agents
GO! Diabetes TTT Part 6-CV Disease
GO! Diabetes TTT Part 7-Practice Improvement & METRIC
Additional Resources
Click here for the American Diabetes Association
Click here for NIH's National Diabetes Clearinghouse
Click here for patient resources from the American Academy of Family Physicians
Click here to find a diabetes educator in your community
Click here or here for patient education tools in multiple languages
Click Here for best practices, calculators, aides to self-management, videos and risk assessment tool.
Click here for an index page of websites - geared to patients
Click here on information on foot care for the diabetic
Click here for the best clinical evidence